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retain verb
⇨ employ (retain sb's services) ⇨ keep 2 (retain control/your ticket) ⇨ keep 3 (retain facts) employ verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ appoint 另见appoint条employ ♦︎ hire ♦︎ recruit ♦︎ sign ♦︎ contract ♦︎ engage ♦︎ retain ♦︎ take sb onThese words all mean to give sb a job to do for payment. 这些词均表示雇用、聘用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / engage / retain / take on sb as sth◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / contract / engage / retain / take on sb to do sth◆to hire / recruit / sign sb from a place / company / group◆to employ / hire / recruit / contract / take on workers / staff◆to employ / hire / recruit a manager◆to employ / hire / engage / retain a lawyer◆to sign / contract a player◆to engage / retain sb's services■ employ [transitive] to have sb working for you for payment; to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆How many people does the company employ?这家公司雇用了多少人？◆A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.已雇用了一些人来处理积压下来的工作。 see also be employed ⇨ work verb 2 , employer ⇨ manager , employment ⇨ work noun 2 ■ hire [transitive, intransitive] (especially NAmE) to give sb a job; to find new people to work for a company or organization 雇用；聘用；（公司或机构）招工◆She was hired three years ago.她是三年前录用的。◆He does the hiring and firing in our company.他在我们公司负责员工的聘用和辞退。◆We're not hiring right now.目前我们不招工。ⓘ In both British and American English hire also means 'to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job'. 在英式和美式英语中，hire也有临时雇用之义◆They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.他们请了一家咨询公司设计新系统。 OPP fire ⇨ fire verb ■ recruit / /rɪˈkruːt/ / [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to find new people to join a company, an organization or the armed forces （公司或机构）招收（新成员）；（部队）征募（新兵）；纳新◆The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.警察机关正试图从少数民族中征募更多的警员。◆They recruited several new members to the club.他们吸纳了几名俱乐部新会员。◆He is responsible for recruiting at all levels.他负责各级征募工作。 see also recruit ⇨ recruit noun ■ sign [transitive, intransitive] to arrange for sb, especially a musician or sports player, to sign a contract agreeing to work for your company or team; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company or team （和⋯）签约；应聘◆The team has just signed a new goalkeeper.该队刚刚和一名新守门员签约了。◆ (BrE) He signed for United yesterday.他昨天和联队签约了。◆ (especially NAmE) He signed with the San Francisco 49ers.他和旧金山49人队签了约。◆The band signed with Virgin Records.乐队同维京唱片公司签了约。■ contract / /kənˈtrækt/ / [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service, especially for a limited period of time 与⋯订立（有限期的）合同（或契约）◆The player is contracted to play until August.这名球员的签约合同8月份到期。◆Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.几名计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。ⓘ In this meaning contract is usually followed by to. In American English it is sometimes followed by with. 表达此义时，contract通常后接to，在美式英语中有时后接with◆He can't work for them because he is contracted with another company.他因与另一家公司已签约，所以不能为他们工作。 see also contract ⇨ contract noun ■ engage / /ɪnˈgeɪdʒ/ / [transitive] (formal, especially BrE) to employ sb to do a particular job 雇用；聘用◆He is currently engaged as a consultant.他目前被聘作顾问。◆We will have to engage the services of a translator.我们得聘一名翻译人员。■ retain / /rɪˈteɪn/ / [transitive] (law 法律) to pay money regularly or in advance to a professional person such as a lawyer, so that they will do work for you when you need them to 聘用，委托（律师等专业人士）◆You will need to retain the services of a lawyer.你将需要聘请一位律师。◆You will be paid a retaining fee.你将收到预付辩护费。ⓘ A lawyer, etc. can be retained by a member of the public as well as by a company; sb who is retained may do work for other people or companies as well. * retain a lawyer指由个人或公司聘用律师。被聘用者仍可接受其他人或其他公司的委托。■ ˌtake sb ˈon phrasal verb (took, taken)to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆We're not taking on any new staff at present.目前我们不招收新员工。 OPP lay sb off ⇨ fire verb keep2 verb Where do you keep the sugar? 你把糖放哪儿了？I've kept all her letters. 我保留着她的所有来信。keep a diary 记日记keep chickens/bees 养鸡；养蜜蜂keep a promise/an appointment 遵守承诺；按时赴约continue2Keep smiling!hold sb/sth upYou're an hour late－what kept you?maintain1keep sth goingpersistkeep goingkeep ♦︎ retain ♦︎ hold on to sth ♦︎ saveThese words all mean to continue to have sth. 这些词均表示保留、保存。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to keep / retain control (of sth)◆to retain / hold on to your lead◆to still keep / retain / hold on to sth■ keep (kept, kept) [transitive] to continue to have sth and not give it back or throw it away 保留；保存；留着◆She handed me a ten dollar bill. 'Here－keep the change.'她递给我一张10元的钞票，说：“给，零头不用找了。”◆I've kept all her letters.我保留着她的所有来信。■ retain / /rɪˈteɪn/ / [transitive] (formal) to keep sth 保留；保存；留着◆Please retain your ticket stub during the event.赛事期间请保留入场券的票根。◆The house retains much of its original charm.房子保存了许多它原有的迷人风貌。◆She has retained her title (= won the competition again) for the third year.这是她第三年卫冕成功。NOTE 辨析 Keep or retain? Retain is formal and is used especially in official writing. It is not often used in spoken English. It sometimes suggests that the thing you keep will be necessary or useful in the future. Keep is a more general word and can be used in almost all situations. * retain是正式用词，尤用于公文，不常用于口语。该词有时暗示所保存之物将来会有用。keep更宽泛，几乎可用于所有场合。■ ˌhold ˈon to sth■ ˌhold ˈonto sth phrasal verb (held, held) [no passive] to keep sth that is an advantage for you; to not give or sell sth to sb else 保住（优势）；保留某物（不送人或不卖掉）◆You should hold on to your oil shares.你应该继续持有你的石油股票。◆She took an early lead in the race and held onto it for nine laps.赛跑一开始她便领先，并在头九圈一直保持领先。■ save [transitive] to keep sth to use or enjoy in the future 保留，保存（以备后用）◆He's saving his strength for the last part of the race.他在为最后阶段的比赛保存体力。◆We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.我们现在吃一些，留一些明天吃。 keep3 verb Where do you keep the sugar? 你把糖放哪儿了？I've kept all her letters. 我保留着她的所有来信。keep a diary 记日记keep chickens/bees 养鸡；养蜜蜂keep a promise/an appointment 遵守承诺；按时赴约continue2Keep smiling!hold sb/sth upYou're an hour late－what kept you?maintain1keep sth goingpersistkeep goingkeep ♦︎ hold ♦︎ store ♦︎ retainThese words all mean to continue to have or contain sth, especially information. 这些词均表示保存或存留，尤指保存信息。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to keep / hold / store / retain information / data◆to keep / hold a record / records◆to store / retain facts◆to hold / retain land / territory◆to still / no longer keep / hold / store / retain sth■ keep (kept, kept) [transitive] to write sth down as a record 记下；记录；记载◆She kept a diary for over twenty years.她记了二十多年的日记。◆Keep a note of where each item can be found.把每样物品的位置记录下来。◆Separate accounts must be kept for each different business activity.每一笔生意都要分别记账。■ hold (held, held) [transitive] to keep sth, especially documents or information, so that it can be used later 保存，存储（尤指文件或信息）◆Employees do not have access to personal records held on computer.雇员没有机会看到存储在计算机中的个人记录。◆Our solicitor holds our wills.我们的律师保存着我们的遗嘱。■ store [transitive] to keep information or facts in a computer or in your brain （在计算机里）存储；（在脑子里）记住◆Each department has a different system for storing and retrieving data.每个部门都有不同的数据存储与检索系统。◆We are conducting research into how information is stored in the brain.我们正在研究大脑是如何存储信息的。■ retain / /rɪˈteɪn/ / [transitive] (formal) to continue to hold or contain sth 保持；保留◆These plants will need a soil that retains moisture during the summer months.这些植物需要种在能在夏天里保持湿润的土壤里。◆This information is no longer retained within the computer's main memory.这一信息不再保存在计算机的主存储器中。 |